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14 She must not eat anything that comes from vines.[a] She must not drink wine or beer. She must not eat any food that is unclean. She must obey everything that I have commanded her to do.’

15 Manoah said to the Lord's angel, ‘Please stay here with us. We would like to cook a young goat for you to eat.’

16 The angel replied, ‘Even if I stay with you, I will not eat your food. But you may prepare a burnt offering as a sacrifice to the Lord.’ The angel said that because Manoah had not realized that he was the Lord's angel.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:14 Grapes grew on vines, and they used grapes to make wine. The angel told Manoah's wife that she must not eat any grapes or dried grapes (raisins).